On November 12, 2025, GNPC announced that Baboucarr Njie, the managing director of the group, will speak at the upcoming conference and exhibition scheduled for December 8-10, 2025, regarding MSGBC Oil, Gas, and Power. It was announced that the event will be held in Dakar, Senegal. As a border strategy, this move by The Gambia will attract upstream oil and gas investment, deepen regional collaboration, and even expand offshore exploration.
Located near already developed offshore oil and gas areas, Gambia is now known to attract many opportunities from international investors. At MSGBC 2025, GNPC will strongly highlight more investment options like data sharing, regional collaboration, and even drilling. The country’s main hope is that by taking part in this conference, the attraction from foreign investors will increase and raise its profile in a region growing in oil and gas activity.
In the south of the Sangomar Basin, where The Gambia is located, a major oilfield production began in June 2024. The Gambia may share geological continuity with that area, as it will offer potential offshore resources. During previous exploration, the 2021 Bambo-1 and Bambo-1ST1 wells confirmed an oil source but were considered non- commercial.
Broad subsurface and regional investigations, particularly over the A2 and A5 blocks, have been completed as of now, and GNPC also presently claims eight offshore and two onshore blocks open for investment, with roughly 80% of offshore data already collected to reduce exploration risks.
Building regional partnerships, GNPC is also using this as an opportunity to boost up their knowledge and proceed with joint development. The Gambia, in June 2025, signed 14 agreements with Mauritania covering numerous topics such as mining, energy, trade, water, and even a trade deal with Guinea-Bissau. Partnering up with Ghana, GNPC used the occasion as an opportunity to once again exchange knowledge and even staff training. These efforts and measures mainly aim to create a sustainable, regionally connected oil and gas sector.
GNPC, at MSGBC 2025, will show The Gambia’s offshore blocks, seek and look for joint ventures, share important data to reduce investment risks, and also boost offshore exploration and regional collaboration, which will mark a new milestone and chapter for its gas and oil sector.
The Gambia offers low-risk oil opportunities for investors, regional partnerships, and potential economic growth, jobs, and energy-sector development.
Being a Commonwealth country, The Gambia is positioning itself as a promising front-runner for oil and gas investment. One can see how these initiatives foster regional collaboration, sustainable development, and long-term economic growth for the country and its people.
